Download the app
educalingo
Search
Able Danger was a top-secret military planning operation, established in '99 by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to identify cells of al-Qaida worldwide and to take out al Qaida terrorists. They identified five cells worldwide, one of them in Brooklyn.
Curt Weldon

Meaning of "top-secret" in the English dictionary

Dictionary
DICTIONARY
section

PRONUNCIATION OF TOP-SECRET

top-secret play
facebooktwitterpinterestwhatsapp

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TOP-SECRET

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Top-Secret is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES TOP-SECRET MEAN IN ENGLISH?

top-secret

Classified information

Classified information is material that a government body claims is sensitive information that requires protection of confidentiality, integrity, or availability. Access is restricted by law or regulation to particular groups of people, and mishandling can incur criminal penalties and loss of respect. A formal security clearance is often required to handle classified documents or access classified data. The clearance process usually requires a satisfactory background investigation. Documents and other information assets are typically marked with one of several levels of sensitivity - e.g. restricted, confidential, secret and top secret. The choice of level is often based on an impact assessment; governments often have their own set of rules which include the levels, rules on determining the level for an information asset, and rules on how to protect information classified at each level. This often includes security clearances for personnel handling the information. Although "Classified information" refers to the formal categorization and marking of material by level of sensitivity, it has also developed a sense synonymous with "censored" in US English.

Definition of top-secret in the English dictionary

The definition of top-secret in the dictionary is containing information whose disclosure would cause exceedingly grave damage to the nation and therefore classified as needing the highest level of secrecy and security.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TOP-SECRET

top-heavy
top-hole
top-level
top-liner
top-loader
top-notch
top-notcher
top-of-the-line
top-of-the-range
top-ranked
top-ranking
top-rated
top-security
top-security wing
top-shelf
top-shell
top-to-toe
top-up
top-up card
top-up loan

WORDS THAT END LIKE TOP-SECRET

buret
cabaret
coffret
ferret
fret
in the secret
interpret
Margaret
open secret
regret
ret
secret
semisecret
Siret
state secret
supersecret
top secret
trade secret
ultrasecret
unsecret

Synonyms and antonyms of top-secret in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «top-secret» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR
online translator

TRANSLATION OF TOP-SECRET

Find out the translation of top-secret to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of top-secret from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «top-secret» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

绝密的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

secreto reservado
570 millions of speakers

English

top-secret
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शीर्ष गुप्त
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سِرِّيٌّ لِلْغَايَة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

совершенно секретный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

supersecreto
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গোপনতম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

top secret
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

rahsia sulit
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

streng geheim
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

最高機密の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

일급 기밀인
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Paling rahasia
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tối mật
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உச்ச ரகசிய
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अत्यंत गुप्त
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Çok gizli
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

top secret
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ściśle tajny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

надзвичайно секретний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

strict confidențial
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

άκρως απόρρητος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

top -geheime
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

topphemlig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

topphemmelig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of top-secret

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TOP-SECRET»

The term «top-secret» is very widely used and occupies the 21.854 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
0
100%
FREQUENCY
Very widely used
90
/100
The map shown above gives the frequency of use of the term «top-secret» in the different countries.
Principal search tendencies and common uses of top-secret
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «top-secret».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TOP-SECRET» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «top-secret» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «top-secret» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about top-secret

EXAMPLES

3 QUOTES WITH «TOP-SECRET»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word top-secret.
1
Barton Gellman
The National Security Agency has broken privacy rules or overstepped its legal authority thousands of times each year since Congress granted the agency broad new powers in 2008, according to an internal audit and other top-secret documents.
2
Annie Jacobsen
Back in the 1950s, there was a top-secret program code-named SUNTAN being conducted at a top-secret facility called Skunk Works. Its objective? To develop a liquid-hydrogen-powered spy plane. Because liquid hydrogen is incredibly volatile, early experiments were conducted inside a bomb shelter with eight-foot-thick walls.
3
Curt Weldon
Able Danger was a top-secret military planning operation, established in '99 by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to identify cells of al-Qaida worldwide and to take out al Qaida terrorists. They identified five cells worldwide, one of them in Brooklyn.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TOP-SECRET»

Discover the use of top-secret in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to top-secret and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Top Secret
Allan Brewster's science teacher challenges him to discover a method for converting sunlight into food, but the hilarious result turns out to be a threat to national security
John Reynolds Gardiner, 2009
2
Top Secret America: The Rise of the New American Security State
In TOP SECRET AMERICA, award-winning reporters Dana Priest and William Arkin uncover the enormous size, shape, mission, and consequences of this invisible universe of over 1,300 government facilities in every state in America; nearly 2,000 ...
Dana Priest, William M. Arkin, 2011
3
Area 51: An Uncensored History of America's Top Secret ...
Until now. This is the first book based on interviews with scientists, pilots, and engineers - 58 in total - who provide an unprecedented look into the mysterious activities of a top-secret base, from the Cold War to today.
Annie Jacobsen, 2011
4
Dogbert's Top Secret Management Handbook
Once again firmly establishing Scott Adams as the spokesman for the absurdities of the workplace (and Dogbert as the guru of sticking it to the masses), Dogbert's Top Secret Management Handbook is the perfect gift for all cubicle dwellers ...
Scott Adams, 1997
5
Top Secret Recipes Lite!
Todd Wilbur, who made a name for himself by allowing us to clone treats such as OreosTM and Outback Steakhouse® Blooming OnionsTM in our own kitchens, now gives us back our cherished foods with reduced fat and calories.
Todd Wilbur, 1998
6
Top Secret: The Truth Behind Today's Pop Mysticisms
Critical and appreciative at the same time, noted religion scholar Robert M. Price examines the historical roots and the current appeal of today's pop mysticisms.
Robert M. Price, 2008
7
Above Top Secret
Jim Marrs can justifiably be considered the world’s leading conspiracy author, with multimillion bestsellers like Alien Agenda, Rule by Secrecy, and the book that Oliver Stone used as a basis for his JFK movie, Crossfire: The Plot That ...
Jim Marrs, 2008
8
Top Secret/Majic: Operation Majestic-12 and the United ...
In this updated edition of his landmark book, he tells the incredible tale of the July, 1947 recovery of a crashed flying saucer near Roswell, New Mexico, and the establishment by President Truman of a truly all-star cast to deal with the ...
Stanton T. Friedman, 2005
9
Top Secret Restaurant Recipes: Creating Kitchen Clones from ...
In 1996, Americans spent over $100 billion gobbling up meals at full-service American restaurant chains, inspiring Todd Wilbur to change his focus from cracking the recipes for convenience store foods to cloning the popular dishes served at ...
Todd Wilbur, 1997
10
Top Secret Restaurant Recipes 2: More Amazing Clones of ...
The book will feature 150 recipes, including: • Red Lobster® Cheddar Bay Biscuits • Cheesecake Factory® White Chocolate RaspberryTruffle® Cheesecake • Romano’s Macaroni Grill® Penne Rustica® • California Pizza Kitchen® Thai ...
Todd Wilbur, 2006

8 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TOP-SECRET»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term top-secret is used in the context of the following news items.
1
A Top-Secret NSA Site Draws Swipes, Shrugs
As a defiant statement against what it sees as government overreach, a group of Utahans “adopted” the desert highway that leads to the National Security ... «Wall Street Journal, May 15»
2
Obama's Revenge? Top Secret Document Detailing Israel's Nuke …
The Obama administration declassified and quietly released a top-secret Pentagon report detailing Israel's nuclear weapons capability to the public last month. «Western Journalism, Mar 15»
3
Automotive executives being recruited for 'top-secret' project at …
The "top-secret research lab" was put together in 2014, according to unnamed sources who spoke with the Financial Times. Its recent creation suggests that ... «Apple Insider, Feb 15»
4
It's Not Top-Secret If You Can Google It
Former Navy SEAL Matthew Bissonnette recently filed a federal malpractice suit against an attorney for telling him that the manuscript of his book, “No Easy Day: ... «Wall Street Journal, Dec 14»
5
Do NOT read this unless you have top-secret clearance!
Ten years ago, the National Security Archive, looking over an inventory of the papers of Kennedy administration Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara, sent a ... «Washington Post, Nov 14»
6
Top-secret US space drone returns to Earth after two-year orbit
Top-secret US space drone returns to Earth after two-year orbit. Unmanned X-37B, which looks like a miniature space shuttle, lands at Vandenberg Air Force ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Oct 14»
7
Top-Secret Pentagon Report: The Scope Of Snowden Leaks Is …
A top-secret Pentagon report to assess the damage to national security from the leak of classified National Security Agency documents by Edward Snowden ... «Business Insider, May 14»
8
Here's How Edward Snowden Got ' Top Secret ' Clearance
This means that top-secret clearance at one agency means something completely different at another. Within each agency, there are no strict guidelines for ... «The Fiscal Times, Jun 13»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Top-Secret [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/top-secret-1>. Apr 2024 ».
Download the educalingo app
en
English dictionary
Discover all that is hidden in the words on
index
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z